The story revolves around Franco's Will Rodman, a scientist trying to find a cure for Alzheimer's, a disease afflicting his father, Charles (Lithgow). Testing an experimental drug on a chimpanzee, Rodman thinks he has found a cure. But Caesar's intelligence accelerates beyond expectations and when he is forcibly removed from the only family he knows, he plots his escape and revenge, resulting in an intelligent ape revolution.

I was not particularly excited to see this movie until D and I saw the latest trailer ahead of Captain America last week. But both of us are at least interested, if not exactly excited.

Also opening on the 19th is another remake; Conan the Barbarian. The original 80's version starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Max von Sydow in an ultra-violent (and ultra-cheesy) version of the Robert E. Howard novels about an ancient civilization ruled by fear and terror. The new version, directed by Marcus Nispel (the appallingly bad update of Friday the 13th) stars "Game of Thrones" Hawaiian slab-o-beef Jason Mamoa; Ron Perlman (Hellboy); Rose McGowan (Planet Terror) and Stephen Lang (Avatar) in a movie that is supposed to be closer to the source material than the 1982 film.

Last, but not least on the 19th in limited release is Griff the Invisible, with Dead Silence and "True Blood" hottie Ryan Kwanten as an office worker who imagines himself a superhero and whose life is changed when he meets a beautiful scientist (Maeve Dermody) who shares his dreams.

Um, I'll take everything except Apes and Conan. I know there's Conan sex appeal and all, but will it be Clash of the Titans (which I didn't see??) And Stephen is right, did you see Beginners? It looks so great, got great reviews, and have you reviewed it yet? I shall give you myyyy review sometime. :) xoxox

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I'm an actor, director, designer, playwright and screenwriter who has worked on stages in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania for over 35 years. I've done everything from ancient Greek theatre to
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Part diary, part musings and lots of ranting, Caliban's Revenge is a blog about the opinions of a guy who loves entertainment and art, in almost all of their forms -- Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror films, in particular. Prospero may offer up opinions and thoughtson any other topic about which he is passionate.

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